The Lasagna: Classic and vegan

Do you know the Lasagna? Today I want to speak about it, because i cooked the lasagna, as in the photo. Lasagne is my favourite dish, it is a typical italian dish of pasta, that is possible do in many different ways. It consists, of a puff pastry, cut in rectangular way, that are stuffed.. They exist many different ways to stuff the lasagna, it depends from the locality in which it is cooked.

The classic lasagna is made with Bolognese sauce, bechamel sauce and Parmigiano-Reggiano, it is known as lasagna bolognese; but it is possible to use for a vegan recipe instead of bolognese sauce the pesto sauce.

Nowdays exist many brands that sell the ready bolognese sauce, but the original recipe expects a bolognese sauce homemade.

To prepare the bolognese sauce at home it takes so long, beacuse the cooking times of the ragou are very long! For the first it is necessary to chop the vegetables in very small pieces, then add the spices, the oil, and then bake in the oven, up to sauté vegetables; after add the meat minced, usually it is used the meat of beef, at low temperature, because the time of cooking are about 3/4 hours!

After the stuffing of the lasagne it is necessary to bake in the oven at 180° for about 30 minutes

About the vegan variation: pesto is made by basil leaves with salt and garlic that are crushed together until it comes out a green liquid, at this point it is possible to add the pine nuts and oil, then it needs to continue to crush together the ingredients, when it forms a smooth sauce the pesto is ready!